CVE-2023-5229

The E2Pdf WordPress plugin before 1.20.20 does not sanitize and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

CVSS v3 4.8 MEDIUM

4.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.7 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fb6ce636-9e0d-4c5c-bb95-dde1d2581245	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fb6ce636-9e0d-4c5c-bb95-dde1d2581245	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:e2pdf:e2pdf:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 08:41

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fb6ce636-9e0d-4c5c-bb95-dde1d2581245 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fb6ce636-9e0d-4c5c-bb95-dde1d2581245 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

08 Nov 2023, 18:35

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 4.8
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:e2pdf:e2pdf::::::wordpress::*
First Time		E2pdf E2pdf e2pdf
References	~~(MISC) https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fb6ce636-9e0d-4c5c-bb95-dde1d2581245 -~~	(MISC) https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fb6ce636-9e0d-4c5c-bb95-dde1d2581245 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
CWE		CWE-79

07 Nov 2023, 04:23

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE	~~CWE-79~~

31 Oct 2023, 14:23

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-10-31 14:15

Updated : 2025-04-23 17:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-5229

Mitre link : CVE-2023-5229

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-5229

JSON object : View

Products Affected

e2pdf

e2pdf

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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